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Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful…
August 15, 2026
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP): Luigi Mangione yesterday pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an…
August 15, 2026
Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks
LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks…
August 14, 2026
Policeman in Dominica charged with murder of 16-year-old girl
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A 23-year-old police officer, Jean-Luc Langlais, appeared in court in Dominica on Thursday for the murder of 16-year-old Jerbiah Paul, whose decomposing body was discovered in…
August 14, 2026
Dominican Republic’s expulsion of Cuban officials sparks geopolitical tension
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Thursday ordered the expulsion of nine Cuban diplomatic officials and their families from the country without offering any reasons…
August 14, 2026
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to…
August 14, 2026
France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms
PARIS (AP) — A top court in France on Friday struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms. The Constitutional Council ruled that…
August 13, 2026
Browne rejects bar association criticism over judge remarks
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dismissed calls from the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) to retract comments in which he threatened action against a sitting judge over…
August 13, 2026
St Vincent mark 45 years of diplomatic ties with Asian island
TAIPEI (CMC): Taiwan and St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday marked 45 years of diplomatic relations, with leaders from both countries pledging to strengthen co-operation and expand economic,…